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Radiation tolerant SPI-programmable delay line for high energy physics experiments

  • J. Mauricio
  • , D. Gascon Fora
  • , E. Picatoste
  • , E. Grauges
  • , L. Garrido
  • , X. Vilasis-Cardona
  • , F. Machefert
  • , O. Duarte
  • , J. Lefrancois

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Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of a SPI-programmable clock delay chip based on a Delay Locked Loop (DLL) to be used in the upgrade of the data acquisition electronics of the upgrade of the LHCb calorimeters. in order to shift the phase of the clock (25 ns) in steps of 1ns, with a 55ps jitter and 21.5ps of delay line linearity. The delay lines will be integrated into ICECAL, the LHCb calorimeter front-end ASIC in the near future. The stringent noise requirements on the ASIC imply minimizing the noise contribution of digital components. This is accomplished by implementing the DLL in differential mode. To achieve the required radiation tolerance several techniques are applied: double guard rings between PMOS and NMOS transistors as well as glitch suppressors and TMR Registers. This 5.7 mm2 chip has been implemented in AMS CMOS 0.35um technology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages770-773
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781479934324
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 1 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period1/06/145/06/14

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